Every writer has one or two dark secrets lurking in a bottom desk drawer somewhere.

Sometimes we find ourselves in the awkward position of defending a movie against others pointing out plot holes that don't actually exist.

It's like the screenwriters missed some game-changing aspects of their own premise.

Time to destroy some wondrous mysteries of life!

Some people just decide that nothing is going to keep them from achieving their dreams -- not society, not the law, not even basic logic.

Horror stories are great and all, but around Halloween, we like to focus on the real stuff. You know, the monsters that could in fact be outside your house right now.

Lots of you are too old and jaded to be kept awake at night by ghost stories and implausible urban legends. No, this time of year, you need something a little more real.

There are several wildly successful (and some less successful) science fiction films which convey the message that, in the end, science is total garbage.

Just like in the real world, these fanciful Hollywood inventions would have terrible unforeseen consequences that would make living in a sci-fi universe a waking nightmare.

Sometimes the accidental results of mundane tasks such as taking your dog for a walk or stopping by a sad yard sale wind up unearthing some of the most significant discoveries.